's are going to the postseason for the first since 2006. good evening. i'm carolyn johnson. >> dan: what a thrilling moment for a's and their fans. larry beil is here with the story. >> wow. what a night and what a season for the oakland a's. who saw this coming. needing a win, they were facing first place texas at the coliseum. high drama in the ninth. they were clinging to a one run lead. he strikes out young and mike napoli to end it. they clinch a wildcard berth. though could still win the division so more champagne may be coming. let's go to mike shumann at the coliseum. >> this is champagne spraying attire. for those who have never been in a clubhouse when they are celebrating after winning. a's are going to the playoffs first time in siblings years, check it out >> how great does it feel? >> i don't have words to explain in this. i've done some postseason celebrations to be at home but this is pretty amazing. i try to look around and reflect where i've been and world series games or concerts, i can't even explain it right now. >> how does it feel, a's are back in the playoffs? >>

evening. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm carolyn johnson. a particularly strong showing from mitt romney tonight on key topics ranging from the economy to health care. >> abc7 news political reporter mark matthews is here with a look at this first big match up. >> no knockout punches tonight, nothing we will see over and over again on television, but mitt romney did what he needed to do. mitt romney ran to the middle saying lowering the tax rates for wealthy americans would not lower the amount of taxes they pay. >> my view is we should provide tax relief to those in the middle class. but i am not going to reduce the share of taxes paid by high income people. >> romney said he would close tax loopholes and limit the de tucks -- deductions to the risk. >> it is knot possible to come up with enough deductions and loopholes that only affect high income individuals to either avoid raising the deficit or burdennenning the middle class. it is math. it is arithmetic. >> on health care -- >> first of all, i like the way we did it in massachusetts. >> romney said he would repeal obama care, but n

'm dan ashley. altogether one million people are expected to drive, boat or bart into the city to take part in an unprecedented weekend of high-profile events. along with the blue angels there is the america's cup world series along the embarcadero, the hardly strictly bluegrass festival in golden gate park. the giants have playoff games at 6:30 p.m. on saturday and sunday. the castro street fair and the italian heritage parade is on sunday. that's to name a few of the events. ama dates is live tonight with what is going on. ama, how do you get where you are going? >> dan, it is dizzying thinking about all of the events. it is hard to keep them straight. we are here at pier39 where people are hanging out and having a good time before he take a cab home or walk to where they are going. tomorrow i expect lots more people to be out here to check out things like the blue angels. >> that's the best part of our job. the flying is unbelievable, but to meet kids and get them excited about what they have to offer or staying in school, that's what it is all about. >> big crowds never get old, bu

a hazard for a pilot. dan noyes has the >>> the owner of a small airport is battling with a neighbor. and whether it puts pilots and the public at risk. the sonoma valley airport is located off 121 in an area surrounded by vineyards. and now a whole lot more. the story from i team re@orter dan noyes. >> the 65-year-old sonoma valley airport is a magnet for vintage airplane buffs and home to some very rare planes like this grummond, one of two in the world still flying. pilots came here decades ago and plan to stay until the end. tinkering with the plane that started flying when he was a british paratrooper. >> i decided i wanted to be british. i wanted a british airplane. >> even in this crowd he stands out. here he is in 1993, flying and turning loops for the camera. he restored planes by hand and he actually bought the airport in 2008. it is open to the public. >> i have been here all my life. >> and now he is struggling to stay. safety issues could force state aviation authorities to shut him down. and he says his neighbor is to blame. >> how serious of an issue is this? >> this,

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